Effie and Wofford Cain Foundation
Private foundation · Austin, TX · EIN 75-6030774 · reported 2023–2025
168grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$7,500lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$16.7Mtotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 23 of its 168 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $704K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
4131 Spicewood Springs RD A-1
Austin, TX 78759-8658
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Texas at Austin FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION | Austin, TX | $4,100,000 |
| The University of Texas at Austin Clinical research and endowment | Austin, TX | $2,600,000 |
| The University of Texas at Austin Facilities construction | Austin, TX | $1,600,000 |
| University of Texas at Austin FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION | Austin, TX | $1,600,000 |
| University of Texas at Austin FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION | Austin, TX | $1,550,000 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $462,000 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | $383,334 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $370,000 |
| Trinity Valley Community College Foundation Facilities construction | Athens, TX | $300,000 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $200,000 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $150,000 |
| Health Alliance for Austin Musicians | Austin, TX | $150,000 |
| Texans for Greater Mental Health | Garland, TX | $100,000 |
| Trinity Valley Community College | Athens, TX | $100,000 |
| East Texas Arboretum & Botanical Society | Athens, TX | $100,000 |
| Seal Future Foundation | New York, NY | $80,000 |
| Salvation Army of Greater Austin | Austin, TX | $77,000 |
| Americans for Ibogaine | Tyler, TX | $75,000 |
| Sonic Guild | Austin, TX | $65,000 |
| Austin Classical Guitar | Austin, TX | $65,000 |
| Sonic Guild | Austin, TX | $62,000 |
| Sonic Guild | Austin, TX | $62,000 |
| Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country General support; flood relief | Kerrville, TX | $60,000 |
| City of Athens TX Municipal park improvements | Athens, TX | $55,000 |
| Texas Scottish Rite Hospital | Dallas, TX | $51,000 |
| Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children | Dallas, TX | $50,000 |
| East Texas Arboretum & Botanical Society | Athens, TX | $50,000 |
| Austin Classical Guitar | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| Salvation Army of Greater Austin | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| Seal Future Foundation | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Word of Honor Fund | Bellevue, ID | $50,000 |
| Texas Scottish Rite Hospital | Dallas, TX | $50,000 |
| Heroic Hearts Project | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Salvation Army of Greater Austin | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $50,000 |
| Public Library Fund FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION | Athens, TX | $42,000 |
| Heroic Hearts Project | New York, NY | $40,000 |
| Henderson County Food Pantry | Athens, TX | $40,000 |
| Word of Honor Fund | Bellevue, ID | $40,000 |
| Lila Lane Outreach | Athens, TX | $35,000 |
| Athens Christian Preparatory Academy | Athens, TX | $30,000 |
| Sonic Guild | Austin, TX | $30,000 |
| Swan Songs | Austin, TX | $27,500 |
| The Cliburn | Fort Worth, TX | $27,000 |
| Austin Theatre Alliance | Austin, TX | $25,000 |
| Casa of Trinity Valley | Athens, TX | $25,000 |
| Word of Honor Fund | Bellevue, ID | $25,000 |
| Swan Songs | Austin, TX | $25,000 |
| Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION | Indianapolis, IN | $25,000 |
| Cafe Momentum | Dallas, TX | $25,000 |
| Center for Child Protection | Austin, TX | $25,000 |
| Henderson County Food Pantry | Athens, TX | $25,000 |
| Lila Lane Outreach | Athens, TX | $25,000 |
| Salvation Army of Greater Austin | Austin, TX | $25,000 |
| Salvation Army of Greater Austin | Austin, TX | $25,000 |
| Henderson County Homeless Ministry | Athens, TX | $25,000 |
| Seton Funddaughters of Charity | Austin, TX | $25,000 |
| Seton Funddaughters of Charity | Austin, TX | $25,000 |
| Casa of Trinity Valley | Athens, TX | $25,000 |
| National Football Foundation | Austin, TX | $24,000 |
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